I have Permanent by Joy Division (obv) and up until a few mintues ago, thought it was a studio album, along with Closer and Unknown Pleasures. I now know that it has tracks from both Unknown Pleasures and Closer, so is it worth getting either of those two albums if I have Permanent? Are there any tracks worth listening to?

Originally Posted by Top_Cat

1) Had double pneumonia as a kid, as did my twin sis. Doctors told my parents to pray that we lived through the night. Dad said **** off, I'm an atheist, you ****s better save my kids, etc. Then prayed anyway.

Taking a liking to this song. Easily their best for mine. Cheers Smitty.

Gun band.

I am a brave man, I am a coward.I am the tiger, I am the flower.I am honest, and I'm a liar.I am vital, I am tired.I am a free man, I am caught.From where I am, I see the top.I am most importantly never concerned with what I am not.Forever, more than just surviving.THIS IS MY LIFE AND THIS LIFE IS MY DIAMOND

"The PFA does not represent players when they have broken the law and been convicted on non-football matters."- Gordon Taylor in 2009 following Marlon King's release after a prison sentence for sexual assault & ABH

I have Permanent by Joy Division (obv) and up until a few mintues ago, thought it was a studio album, along with Closer and Unknown Pleasures. I now know that it has tracks from both Unknown Pleasures and Closer, so is it worth getting either of those two albums if I have Permanent? Are there any tracks worth listening to?

It's a compilation album as you've probably figured out by now. I would suggest you shelve it and just get the two studio albums plus Substance. Joy Division are easy to get into as you really only need those three albums. Still is pretty good but not essential.

I don't have Permanent (as I have all the tracks from the four albums that I mentioned) but looking at the track listing it's missing a lot of their more important work (Atrocity Exhibition, Decades, Disorder, Insight, Digital etc). More generally I think it's more rewarding to listen to albums as they were intended to be heard rather than listening to fragments in a compilation.

FTR, I slightly prefer the Permanent mix of Love Will Tear Us Apart, so it's not a complete waste.